Crossword for Sat, 5/Aug/2023

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Across
1: Durable fiber

4: Mix it up

7: Apprehend

9: Having two equal sides

10: Spanky, to Alfalfa

11: Annoys

12: One who may take a tumble

14: One with an ace up his sleeve?

16: Scheme of furnishings

17: Torn down

18: Useful

19: More tranquil

20: 1946 Triple Crown horse

23: It may be passed on the Hill

25: Opponent of government

27: Kind of talk

28: 'Yowza!'

29: Cross-indexed

Down
1: Drying-out place, familiarly

2: Skin cream

3: Be a ham

4: Effusively friendly person

5: Slim swimmer

6: Show to be untrustworthy

7: Preschooler's dread

8: Two-sided

12: They can be deceiving

13: The boonies, e.g.

14: One with an ace up his sleeve?

15: Like a couch potato

21: Remain (with)

22: Put a strain on

24: Helpful hint

26: 'Shoot'





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